Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group – Dubbug

1 day 18 hours ago

A crisp, clear and sunny morning for our social Sunday ride down to Valla this morning. Fifteen joined the group starting at Urunga. Just north of Valla we split into two groups. Six of us headed through the “undulating” quiet Sullivan’s Road route, while the remainder rode though East West Road and all back to Valla for coffee and cake.

Loads of good conversation, smiled and bucketloads of gratitude for the beautiful region we are lucky enough to call home.

Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group – Dubbug

2 days 15 hours ago

Mid North Coast Magic: Urunga to South West Rocks and Back This week six DUBBUGers completed a stunning loop along NSW’s Mid North Coast through to southern end of Gumbaynggirr Country and into the north of Dunghutti Country. Such a fabulous three days out on the bike. The Route Starting and finishing in Urunga, we headed south to South West Rocks for our first overnight stop, then looped back via Nambucca Heads before returning home. A simple, local route on paper. Absolutely spectacular in reality. The Roads While there was some apprehension about the lack of shoulder on some of the roads, we had no run ins with drivers and overall the traffic was really good. Respectful, patient drivers made sharing the road easy, and we were very careful to be off the roads at tradie and school o’clock. Some of this route now has beautifully quiet cycling paths or quiet backroads and noticeably improved infrastructure – particularly around Nambucca Heads – which we thoroughly enjoyed. The Refueling Stops Both directions we pulled into Ember and Time in Macksville for lunch. While the menu is limited, it is located within a lovely restored department store with loads of local goods on offer. Highly recommend to any cyclists passing through, given the bike shop literally opens into the cafe. The Resident Historian on the River – Ted Thanks to Estuary Charters for the punt ride between Fisherman’s Reach and South West Rocks for an absolute highlight of the entire trip. Ted,